SoyJoy Bars [Archive] - StartSampling Forums

LisaRKR

05-14-2007, 10:58 AM

abieisert

05-14-2007, 11:13 AM

LMAO !! I am sorry....I knew better than to order them. Not many samples I will turn down, that was one of them though. Oh, I can only imagine how bad they are. I am soooo sorry. Tickled, but sorry. :p

Carly's Mommy

05-14-2007, 12:48 PM

How AWFUL were those Soyjoy bars????? I actually bought one before my free samples came. Thank God I bought it at Walgreens and when I send in for my rebate it will have been free! My dogs really didn't even like it! And they like pretty much anything......including rocks, paper, bugs, etc.............LOL

Did anyone like them???

I heard from someone else that those were pretty bad. Won't waste my time or money trying them. That IS pretty bad that your dogs didn't even like it. LOL

vealcalf

05-14-2007, 05:36 PM

How AWFUL were those Soyjoy bars????? I actually bought one before my free samples came. Thank God I bought it at Walgreens and when I send in for my rebate it will have been free! My dogs really didn't even like it! And they like pretty much anything......including rocks, paper, bugs, etc.............LOL

Did anyone like them???

I got my samples about a week ago and they did taste terrible. Yuck!

slance68

05-14-2007, 06:57 PM

Terrible is probably the nicest thing to say about them. YUCK. And my dog wouldn't eat them either and she eats everything.

Flower

05-15-2007, 01:47 AM

LOL!

I saw the commercial of Soyjoy today and they make it seem it is good and healthy. If you say it was disgusting, then the commercial of Soyjoy is false advertisement.

Thanks for letting us know how it really tastes like. :)

cath_31

05-17-2007, 10:17 AM

I tried the Berry flavor bar and took it for what it was- a healthy snack option. I did think it was dry (so you need milk or something with it), but thought that the flavor was pretty good. Guess I am in the minority on this one-lol.

mom2fussbudgets

05-18-2007, 10:49 AM

I got one from Walgreen's as well (love that rebate catalog). I didn't care for it either. To me, it tasted like stale fruitcake. :eek:

celticmama

05-21-2007, 06:02 PM

Yikes! Mine haven;t arrived yet and now y'all have me scared! LOL! :p

Rainsong

05-21-2007, 06:35 PM

Mine haven't arrived yet either- they sent me the survey, but so far I don't have anything to comment on. I hope they do eventually show up - because now I'm really curious as to just how gross they are! :o

njprincess1999

05-21-2007, 07:38 PM

oh my they were gross. They were dry and really nasty!!!

susanktz

05-22-2007, 11:29 AM

I've got coupons for trade if anyone wants them. LOL.

girlonline

05-23-2007, 10:36 PM

I agree.....they were horrible. I had to look at the wrapper again to make sure they were actually food.

Rainsong

05-30-2007, 06:22 AM

I agree.....they were horrible. I had to look at the wrapper again to make sure they were actually food.

Lol! I finally received these... the first one I tried was the "raisin and almond" one. It was absolutely vile. Have you ever smelled a slice of bread that is about a week old, and you can tell it's going to grow mold any minute? I swear, to me, it tasted the way that smells. Even then, I decided to give them another chance with my morning coffee, grabbing the "mango coconut" one. Well, that one was MUCH better then the first, but tasted like extremely old fruit cake that had been compacted down. I couldn't detect any coconut or coconut flavor at all. It just tasted like an old piece of raisin toast that had been sat on under a couch cushion for 3 months. I guess if I was absolutely starving, I could be forced to eat the "mango coconut" one. I'm not even going to try the berry one. Ordinarily that would have been the first one I grabbed, but after reading the ingredients and realising I've never even seen two of the berries used (hawthorn and wolfberry), I decided to pass. (Not to mention that one of the ingredients is also "red bean paste"- no thanks!) On the positive side, this was a very generous sample on the companies part, I thought. 3 full-size 1.06oz bars. Can't beat that.

mom2fussbudgets

05-30-2007, 08:25 AM

I ordered the samples before I realized how badly they tasted. Oh well! I'll try them again when they come in, I guess.

Speaking of bean paste, I have a recipe for fudge that calls for mashed up beans. It sounds gross, but it's actually the best fudge recipe I've ever made. My son absolutely loves it! Here it is, if anyone's interested:

Surprise Chocolate Fudge

1 15 ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
3/4 cup butter
1 cup cocoa
1 tablespoon vanilla
7 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans.

Place beans in a large, microwave safe bowl and mash completely. Add butter, and microwave on low until butter is melted. Stir well. Add cocoa, vanilla, and powdered sugar. With a mixer on medium, beat until combined, and fudge is a creamy consistency. It's lumpy and dry at first, but will eventually come together. Add nuts. Spread into a 9 inch square pan, and refrigerate until firm.

Just don't tell my son it has beans in it! :D

mom2fussbudgets

06-05-2007, 12:24 PM

Lol! I finally received these... the first one I tried was the "raisin and almond" one. It was absolutely vile. Have you ever smelled a slice of bread that is about a week old, and you can tell it's going to grow mold any minute? I swear, to me, it tasted the way that smells.

I received my samples the other day, and just tried the raisin and almond one. I completely agree with your assessment! :( I hate to throw the remaining bars away, but there's no way I'm eating another one.

cath_31

06-05-2007, 03:29 PM

I received my samples the other day, and just tried the raisin and almond one. I completely agree with your assessment! :( I hate to throw the remaining bars away, but there's no way I'm eating another one.

Well, it did say to give the other 2 away to friends, maybe you should give them to your enemies instead-lol. Seriously, maybe you can give them to a food drive. I actually didn't think the berry one was that bad, but I guess I am the only one that feels that way. If anyone else feels that way, please post it so that I don't feel so lonely ;) .

mom2fussbudgets

06-06-2007, 09:11 AM

Normally, I would do this, but they are so terrible, I don't even want to give them away! LOL!

craftiness

06-08-2007, 09:33 AM

wow.. i almost sign up for the sample... i had a second thought about it and didnt want to take that risk.. lol... i bought forms of soy from the store and didnt like it.. so i make my own soy stuff...

cine

06-09-2007, 11:46 AM

yep, they were awful........yuk........i wonder how many actually liked them. I wonder what they made them out of!!! YUK:eek:

mom2fussbudgets

06-09-2007, 12:14 PM

MY husband tried one-hated it. My daughter tried one-hated it. Our dogs wouldn't even eat it. I gave them a small bite and they both spit it out, LOL!

flynncarb

06-15-2007, 08:16 AM

mom2fussbudgets

06-15-2007, 08:38 AM

I read where someone said Soyjoy bars tasted like stale fruitcake! How Kind! I think SoyJoy is what EVIL must taste like. Didn't anybody taste these things before they put them out there? What does the factory smell like? I 'm thinking it must smell at least as bad as a petfood factory.

LMAO! I must take credit for that "stale fruitcake" comment. Thank you for saying I'm kind! :D

I also wondered if the manufacturers actually tasted it. Maybe the boss likes 'em, and everyone else is afraid to say how grody they are. LOL!

BlackSakura

06-23-2007, 01:03 AM

I just had to make a comment about this...

I was SO disappointed in the Soy Joy bars and all I could say is "No wonder they gave three of them away free... They would have gone bad otherwise!" LOL

IMO it tasted like cardboard with a smashed in piece of dried fruit... Got milk is an understatement! A shame because they looked delicious!

cath_31

06-28-2007, 05:49 PM

I feel like the lonely rooting section for this product (maybe because they were so generous with their free sample of 3 bars). To people that have never tried these, there are a few others besides me that don't feel so harshly towards this product. There are 3 people in other posts that liked them. Don't let these posts scare you and prevent you from trying it (especially if you received the free sample). Just remember it is more of a healthy snack. If you like nutrition bars, you may like these.

aenima49

07-08-2007, 09:36 PM

I looovvvee them!!! I am a former vegan who prefers fresh squash to cupcakes though. LOL If you are used to granola bars & such, you won't like these. They are very very natural tasting and quite dry. The mango is my favorite! :D

BrenTay33

07-20-2007, 01:47 PM

Yikes! Mine haven;t arrived yet and now y'all have me scared! LOL! :p

:confused: I haven't recieved mine either. I suppose the reason why sooo many are left on walmart.com is because nobody likes them! HA HA. Usually, samples go so fast!

wendav13

07-20-2007, 01:52 PM

Yikes! Mine haven;t arrived yet and now y'all have me scared! LOL! :p

I haven't gotten mine either...but I am not exactly looking forward to it now..lol - but soy is an "acquired taste" and I do eat a lot of it, so who knows?!:p

PARTYOF6

07-20-2007, 08:55 PM

I broke down and bought a box for my daughter. She saw the display at WalMart today and remembered the samples, which she liked! I sat and watched her eat one when we got home and she really enjoyed it. :confused:

mom2fussbudgets

07-20-2007, 09:33 PM

I haven't gotten mine either...but I am not exactly looking forward to it now..lol - but soy is an "acquired taste" and I do eat a lot of it, so who knows?!:p

I love soy products, but I hated these!

You are right, who knows? Some people have liked them.

star1997

07-26-2007, 09:53 PM

Those Soyjoy Bars Are Awwwwwwwwwwwfullllllllll And I Have A Lot Of Them I Hope My Family OR My Son(dought It) Wil Eat Them

mom2fussbudgets

07-27-2007, 06:26 PM

I subscribe to the Hungry Girl newsletter, and this is what she had to say about them:

SOYJOY Bars

(1 bar: 130 - 140 calories, 4.5 - 6g fat, 40 - 50mg sodium, 16 - 17g carbs, 3g fiber, 10 - 12g sugars, 4g protein = 2 - 3 Points)

SOYJOY Bars have to be, hands down, the most promoted snack bars in bar history. Someone is shelling out HUGE bucks to advertise these things. We've seen ads on busses, commercials on TV -- even full pages in every popular national magazine under the sun. Someone should have taken some of that advertising money and put it back into development and research, because these bars taste absolutely HORRIBLE. We taste bars for a living -- literally -- and have tried at least a dozen new ones in the past year. These are hands down, the worst-tasting ones we've encountered BY FAR (there's not even a close second!). These are so bad we could barely get a bite of each flavor down, and wouldn't even consider finishing an entire bar (we may be hungry, but we're not crazy)! The weird thing is, the stats aren't even that good -- each one contains 130-140 calories and 6g of fat. And they're TINY (not much larger than a Kit Kat stick)! We're not sure what these things have going for 'em. If anyone out there knows, please fill us in. We're stumped!

Overall Score: 2. We predict a short life for these icky, dry bars. If (for some odd reason) you're a fan of SOYJOY, stock up now before it's too late.

usarmy wife

07-27-2007, 06:34 PM

I also thought they were bad. I got my free sample in the mail and was excited. It was around noon and I just opened it and took a large bite. I could not help but spit it out. My mail box is about 200 yards away from my house. I spit it out and could not get home fast enough to rinse my mouth out. My husband was laughing at me. I wonder what the neighbors thought. NO wonder they are free!!!!!:D

BrenTay33

07-27-2007, 06:44 PM

I finally got my free sample, and man are they dry and horrible tasting! I can't imagine the employees who work there. I mean, what does it smell like in the factory and how do they even work there?:mad: :confused:

angiemaye

07-31-2007, 08:30 AM

I got my free sample too. They were awful. Im glad I didn't spend my money on them. Like other, my dog wouldn't eat them or my kids who will eat almost anything.

celticmama

08-04-2007, 10:14 PM

I swear I am the only person who LOVES these! :eek: Well, my step sister liked them too! :D

wendav13

08-04-2007, 10:29 PM

Yuck!! I didn't have my car ( getting inspected) on friday and the only thing I had was one of these bars - and I was really hungry. Ewww - yuck. I would have been better off going hungry!

heges girl

08-05-2007, 09:01 AM

yeah horrible...i will stick with the south beach diet bars.....anything with soy is ewwwwww.....:confused:

rebate queen

08-05-2007, 06:16 PM

I've actually bought some--I think I only like them because I know I need more soy in my diet. I need to get some chocolate covered soybeans. They are much better!!

gingefur

08-05-2007, 08:14 PM

I actually liked the soy joy bar. Wal Mart sent the berry one, and I thought it was pretty good. Tasted kinda like fruit cake, which I like.

Carly's Mommy

08-06-2007, 11:18 AM

I just got my sample of the raisin and almond Soy Joy bar from Walmart over the weekend. That was one of the most disgusting things I've ever tasted. Yuck!

shopsforsix

08-06-2007, 03:44 PM

I gave this to my hubby after reading all the negative stuff on here and thought "this is right up his alley". He actually thought that it wasn't too bad. He wasn't sure if he'd spend any money on them though!! lol
I knew giving it to him was the way to go!!

mom363546

08-08-2007, 09:12 PM

I received my sample soy joy bar one day last week! I started thinking about all the things I've read and then even referred to it as soylent green.lol I still haven't tried it but I did add it to my basket of free samples. Maybe there like fruit cake and get better as they age!

rebate queen

09-02-2007, 05:45 PM

For all of you that love these so much....on sale this week at Walgreens 5 for $5

heges girl

09-02-2007, 07:45 PM

I Agree They Taste Nasty... Give Me Quaker Breakfast Cookies Anytime...

teacheng1967

09-02-2007, 08:11 PM

I guess I'm in the major minority....I thought it was o.k. I keep snack samples in the van for quasi-emergencies. I handed one to one of the kids. I thought they were spitting-up, slowed down, signaled to pull over, got out the travel barf bag and shoved it under his chin. He asked what I was doing; I told him. When I asked what was happening, he replied, "GrandmaMom, don't ever buy this again." I told him it was good for him. He said, "I'd rather eat a Brussels sprout than this." Now that's pretty bad, but I did like them. So, now I don't have to share.:p